Places in old photographs Books
HarperCollins Publishers Washington D.C. Then and Now
Book SynopsisWashington, D.C. Then and Now presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution and history of America''s capital city, from the dawn of photography in the mid-nineteenth century through to the present day.Come on a visually stunning journey into the past, learning about the historic sites, and stories, that have built the nation's capital. Pairing vintage black-and-white photographs with splendid color shots taken from the same vantage points today, Washington, D.C. Then and Now is the perfect gift for any local historian, tourist or armchair traveller.Including must-see destinations in the capital city such as Pennsylvania Avenue, the Capitol Building, US Patent Office, Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument. Discover D.C.'s lesser known sites such as the rich history of the Shepherd Mansion, the C&O Canal, Georgetown University, and Blagden Alley. Uncover more about the great presidents, as well as figures lost to time such as the the most obstinate man George Washington had ever met at the Van Ness Mansion, the first woman to be executed by the federal government in the Mary Surratt Boarding House and even President Taft's beloved cow Pauline Wayne who would graze outside the State, War and Navy Building.Washington, D.C. continues to be at the center stage of the American story, and now so can you.
£17.00
Stenlake Publishing Mons Meg: a symbol of Scotland
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£11.35
Gill In Hinde Sight Postcards from Ireland Past
Book SynopsisDespite the famously uncooperative Irish weather, John Hinde's postcards of Ireland featured bright sunshine and blue skies, a country seemingly peopled entirely with redheads, happy donkeys carrying turf, and charming cottages that appeared to grow upward from the earth itself. Cars and sweaters were in primary colours, and scarlet rhododendrons sprang up in the unlikeliest of places.John Hinde had a clear vision: We need to be uplifted rather than depressed. To me pictures should always convey a positive, good feeling, something which makes people happy, which makes them smile, which makes them appreciate some tenderness.'In these postcards, the world is a sunnier, less complicated and more colourful place. Join Paul Kelly as he returns to John Hinde's Ireland on a photographic pilgrimage, capturing some places that have changed forever, and some that are just the same.
£17.09
HarperCollins Publishers The Times London in Photos
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£15.29
Amberley Publishing Bramhall Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs shows how Bramhall has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Unknown The Unforgettable Maharajas One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography
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£48.75
Amberley Publishing Stamford Through Time
Book SynopsisStamford has a reputation for being one of England's finest stone towns. It is a happy mix of medieval and Georgian architecture that was untouched by the Industrial Revolution or later large scale developments, so its central core has survived remarkably intact. Its architecture is outstanding and for this reason, in 1967, it became the country's first conservation area. In recent years the town has become a popular tourist destination for both home and overseas visitors. It has also attracted the attention of film makers who have been quick to see its potential as a back-drop for such TV productions as Middlemarch and Pride and Prejudice. Using contrasting photographs, this book sets out to show something of both the continuity and change in the town during the last 100 years.
£999.99
Amberley Publishing Wolstanton May Bank Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Wolstanton & May Bank have changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Jarrow Reflections
Book SynopsisA fascinating collection of merged historic and modern images that reflect the changes in Jarrow through the decades.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing BexhillonSea Through Time
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing Sydenham and Forest Hill Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Sydenham and Forest Hill have changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Stenlake Publishing Old Achill Island
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£11.35
Taschen GmbH Eugène Atget. Paris
Book SynopsisA flâneur and photographer at once, Eugène Atget (1857–1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris. He supplied studies for painters, architects, and stage designers, but became enraptured by what he called “documents” of the city and its environs. His scenes rarely included people, but rather the architecture, landscape, and artifacts that made up the societal and cultural stage. Atget was not particularly renowned during his lifetime but in the 1920s came to the attention of the Dada and Surrealist avant-garde through Man Ray. Four of his images, with their particular fusion of mimesis and mystery, appeared in the surrealist journal, La Révolution Surréaliste, while Ray and much of his artistic circle purchased Atget prints. Atget’s fame grew after his death, with several articles and a monograph by Berenice Abbott. Several leading photographers, including Walker Evans and Bill Brandt, have since acknowledged their debt to Atget. This fresh TASCHEN edition gathers some 500 photographs from the Atget archives at Musée Carnavalet and the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris to celebrate his outstanding eye for the urban environment and evocation of a Paris gone by. Down main streets and side streets, past shops and churches, through courtyards and arcades and the 20 arrondissements, we find a unique portrait of a beloved city and the making of a modern photographic master.
£18.00
Amberley Publishing Otley Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Otley has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Wensleydale Coverdale Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Wensleydale & Coverdale have changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Richmond upon Thames Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Richmond upon Thames has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Stenlake Publishing Old Hessle: with Anlaby, North Ferriby, West Ella
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£10.95
Amberley Publishing Lowestoft & the Suffolk Coast Through Time
Book SynopsisLowestoft, on the Sunrise Coast, is as far east as you can be in the United Kingdom without getting your feet wet. Once a major fishing port, the town was reinvented by Samuel Morton Peto in the nineteenth century as a resort to rival Brighton. Suffering from the decline of these industries, Lowestoft now seeks to become the onshore centre for the renewable energies industry. Michael Rouse's photographs chart some of these changes, from the loss of the old fishing industry to the town's need to cater for modern holidaymakers with car parks and enhancement schemes along the beautiful South Beach. He travels outside Lowestoft to the once sea-threatened villages of Pakefield and Kessingland, to the crumbling cliffs of Corton and its holiday villages, and finally to the colourful Oulton Broad.
£14.39
Frith Book Company Ltd. Isle of Wight
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£999.99
Stenlake Publishing The Cairnryan Military Railway
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£11.35
Halsgrove The Book of Helston Ancient Borough Market Town
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£22.49
Amberley Publishing Redcar Marske Saltburn Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Redcar, Marske and Saltburn have changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Southwold to Aldeburgh Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Suffolk coast from Southwold to Aldeburgh has changed and developed over the last century
£999.99
Amberley Publishing Central Manchester Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Central Manchester has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Stenlake Publishing Old Drogheda
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£11.35
The Francis Frith Collection Margate
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£13.50
Frith Book Company Ltd. Southport
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£13.50
HarperCollins Publishers Postcard From The Past
Book SynopsisWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARK HADDONIn Postcard From The Past, Tom Jackson has gathered a collection of the funniest, weirdest and most moving real messages from the backs of old postcards.Sublimely funny' Jason Hazeley, author of the Ladybird Books for Grown UpsMy favourite Twitter account is now my favourite book. Irresistible!' Jill MansellThis book is an absolute treat' Holly WalshTransfixing, beguiling, warmly haunting. These are the ghosts of a childhood' Robin InceA hilarious and occasionally disturbing look at how the British remain resolutely small-minded wherever they go' Charlie HigsonSix by four inch portions of pure heaven' Rachel JohnsonSomehow both poignant and deeply creepy' Samira AhmedOne of Twitter's most nourishing concepts each one arriving like a bonsai Alan Bennett play' Danny BakerBeautiful. Inspiring. Educational. Hilarious' Emma FreudOne of the saddest and funniest picture books you''re ever likely to read' Owen Hatherley, author of The Ministry of NostalgiaHiTrade Review‘Resurrecting these postcards, relics of forgotten times and forgotten holidays, was the simplest and most brilliant idea. Tom Jackson combines the images with just a few of the words scribbled on the back, and his eye for the choice sentence, the perfect phrase, is miraculous. Thanks to his assiduous, obsessive work as collector and curator, each one of these postcards becomes a poem, a short story, an elegy for lost England, a work of art’ Jonathan Coe ‘What a funny, clever, poignant idea. Postcard From The Past contains not just 150 very short stories, each one of which bears comparison with the work of Alan Bennett, Stevie Smith and Marcel Proust, but also lovely, picturesque views of coves, chines, promenades, escarpments and the Museum and Art Gallery, Doncaster. You will wish you were there’ Andy Miller, author of The Year of Reading Dangerously ‘A deadpan miscellany of wan nostalgia, profound melancholy, stoic humour and inexplicable dread. The necessary survival text for post-Brexit Britain’ Andrew Male 'I loved this book so very much. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, this is a beautiful collection of tiny windows into the stories of other people's lives’ Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep ‘Brilliant and hilarious’ Jeremy Dyson, The League of Gentlemen ‘The most addictively British Twitter feed ever has become a book. I may never leave the house again’ Viv Groskop ‘Each card is like an unfinished one act play. I find myself filling in the blanks’ Adrian Edmondson ‘The bleak yet beautiful poetry of people at their leisure is a joy to read’ Phill Jupitus ‘A gorgeous pre-Twitter look at life through a holiday lens’ Jenny Éclair ‘Are there awards for Most Hilarious Yet Touching Yet Profound Bathroom/Coffee Table/Gift Book of the Year? If so, this book wins HANDS DOWN’ Amanda Palmer
£8.54
Stenlake Publishing The Eyemouth Branch
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£17.05
Stenlake Publishing The Jedburgh Branch
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£21.80
Halsgrove The Book of Happisburgh
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£22.49
Amberley Publishing Middlesbrough The Postcard Collection
Book SynopsisA fascinating portrait of Middlesbrough presented through a remarkable collection of historical postcards.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing North Staffordshire Coalfield Through Time
Book SynopsisA fascinating set of photographs showing how the North Staffordshire Coalfield has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Bradford Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bradford has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Galway City Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Galway City has changed and developed over the last century.
£999.99
Amberley Publishing Harwich Dovercourt Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Harwich & Dovercourt has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
DB Publishing People of Portsmouth: The 20th Century in Their Own Words
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£13.49
DB Publishing Stretford: An Illustrated History
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£13.49
Stenlake Publishing Pictorial History of Paisley
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£20.85
Stenlake Publishing The Pentland Hills
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£9.36
Stenlake Publishing Old Belfast
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£17.10
Stenlake Publishing Glasgow's East End in the 70s: From Gallowgate
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£18.95
Stenlake Publishing Old Dufftown, Glenrinnes and the Cabrach
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£10.95
Stenlake Publishing Old Forres
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£11.35
Stenlake Publishing Old Ardler Meigle and Newtyle
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£11.35
The History Press Ltd Blackrock: Ireland in Old Photographs
Book SynopsisBlackrock is well known as an affluent and well-loved suburb of Dublin, situated on the picturesque east coast of the city. It was once an independent township, complete with Town Hall, and boasted a thriving hosiery industry, teacher training college, in addition to numerous schools, churches of all denominations, convents, hospitals, orphanages, and local shops. The spacious houses and villas catered for the professional classes who commuted to Dublin city centre by train and tram. Blackrock never fully achieved the status of a seaside resort, but still boasted outdoor swimming baths, and the banks of the railway track afforded sunbathing perches for our pale-faced city dwellers. And, of course, there was always rugby. Nowadays, Blackrock is a bustling and vibrant suburb with every modern amenity and, in this book, author Joe Curtis explores the rich history that has shaped it over time.
£999.99
Amberley Publishing Whitby Yards Through Time
Book SynopsisTo visit Whitby's 'Yards' is to step back in time. Hardly changed from the Middle Ages, this is where one can still meet old Whitby - a secret Whitby - unspoilt and untroubled by the holiday visitor. The yards, alleyways and ghauts are fascinating places to explore. Though often private, there are enough remaining to catch a glimpse of what this small seaport must have been like two or three hundred years ago. Today, over eighty named yards still exist out of more than one hundred and there are, in addition, another thirty or so places of similar character but perhaps called 'steps', 'lane', 'square' or 'place'. The origins of the yards lay in the days of medieval Whitby and its development. Join Alan Whitworth on this affectionate and lavishly illustrated account, which will surprise and delight anyone who knows the area.
£14.39
Frith Book Company Ltd. Great Yarmouth: Photographic Memories
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£13.50
